Facebook Has Become A Manipulative Boyfriend

[Sasha]

Sadly, my own mother is one of the worst. LOL! She shares about everything that comes her way, and my notification box is full of her political views, Aunty Acid posters, and just random thoughts. LOL!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

My husband and I decided when myspace first came out, and then later facebook, that face-to-face relationships are best, and with all the personal privacy invasions that these kind of places abuse, we have stayed away from them.

Sadly, like Sasha just mentioned, people don't send pictures any more, either by mail or email. If you're not on FB, then you really don't know much if anything about them at all. I find this sad. I reach out to family members and send emails, or mail, but when asking them for a picture or an update, I find out it was on facebook. A cousin of mine had a much anticipated baby, and I never knew until months later that the baby was born, because it was on "facebook"...

So, I do see how facebook totally hinders relationships, both if you are on FB or not. It is just all sad to me. We have no regrets about not being on FB, except for the fact that many family and friends forget that we are not on FB, and we don't get to hear about important news, and never see pictures, unless we ask. That is an unfortunate side effect for us for not using FB. But, in spite of that, we still do not want to get involved with FB. Our life is very peaceful without it.

I also think that we can only handle so much information about relationships with others. Too much information about 200 people (or more) can put us on information overload, and cause more stress than we can handle in our lives. I also think that FB has caused more stress in relationships than it has helped.

Good post. I agree.

And many of those 200 and plus people are not really close friends. I just heard a preacher say, "How many of you would call all of your FB friends and tell them you had a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast? Yet, you will post that on FB for everyone to see and 'like'."

My father has been gone for over 10 years and his sisters still send me cards in the mail. That is the kind of people who really love you and those are the people I keep in touch with.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Sasha

Sadly, my own mother is one of the worst. LOL! She shares about everything that comes her way, and my notification box is full of her political views, Aunty Acid posters, and just random thoughts. LOL!

A lot of my friends on FB were political and we had a big dust up and divide during the last election. I was in one group that I loved, but then they started wanting everyone to have all thoughts in conformity and that was it for me. I'm too much of a rebel.

[ILG]

I agree, Facebook is eeeevviiiilllll. That being said, I recently joined. Am I nuts or what?

FB has enriched my life so far. Part of me hates that I joined, the other part was tired of being a one man protest.

For all of you who are still hold outs. You are to be applauded.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ILG

I agree, Facebook is eeeevviiiilllll. That being said, I recently joined. Am I nuts or what?

FB has enriched my life so far. Part of me hates that I joined, the other part was tired of being a one man protest.

For all of you who are still hold outs. You are to be applauded.

Our church went on a media fast just recently. I wasn't even on Twitter.

It felt really good to turn off all the media for a week.

I don't know why it irritates me when I hear someone say, "Yes, I read that on FB." Maybe it's because I know they couldn't care less otherwise. They would never call the person, visit them or help them for the most part. But, they don't mind reading their FB page. LOL!

[Sasha]

I am only on FB. I refuse to tweet, pin, or gram.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Sasha

I am only on FB. I refuse to tweet, pin, or gram.

FB is built on a social networking platform and Twitter limits you to 140 characters. And there are NO games - YEAH!!! Every person in my Twitter account is political. Okay, I have a Spanish preacher, don't recall where is he located, who posts in both English and Spanish, so that is useful to me.

Just found this comparison:

Different Uses

The most significant difference between Facebook and Twitter is the way users interact and connect with each other. In Facebook, you must send a request to be friends with another user, who must accept. However, on Twitter, the relationship doesn't require two-way consent. A Twitter user can choose to follow another user, but the following doesn't have to be returned. Users will often send out tweets with random or spontaneous updates or reactions to events; other users will join in the conversation by using the @reply feature. On the other hand, because Facebook asks users to give status updates, its users will often give status updates on what they are doing at the moment.

Ugh! I do not care what someone is doing every day. I just want facts - hence - Twitter.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Our church went on a media fast just recently. I wasn't even on Twitter.

It felt really good to turn off all the media for a week.

I don't know why it irritates me when I hear someone say, "Yes, I read that on FB." Maybe it's because I know they couldn't care less otherwise. They would never call the person, visit them or help them for the most part. But, they don't mind reading their FB page. LOL!

I think I read something about that on FB.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ILG

I think I read something about that on FB.

What about Selfies? I had this one woman who had to post a new Selfie about 4 times a week. And the guys were like, "Beautiful!" And she would be like, "Oh, geez, stop!" No, don't stop. I'm going to post another one tomorrow.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

What about Selfies? I had this one woman who had to post a new Selfie about 4 times a week. And the guys were like, "Beautiful!" And she would be like, "Oh, geez, stop!" No, don't stop. I'm going to post another one tomorrow.

I know a guy who does that!